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| Place | Trait-Carré |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Gaspé; La Côte-de-Gaspé |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.957222 |
| Longitude | -64.338333 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EIIBV |
Trait-Carré is a hamlet in Gaspé; La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Trait-Carré is located at 48.9572°N, 64.3383°W.
Trait-Carré rests in a gentle embrace of rolling hills, the land here a muted tapestry of spruce and fir that spills down towards the glittering expanse of the St. Lawrence Estuary. It lies 17.9 km north-east of Gaspé, QC (from Gaspé, QC: bearing 34°T), and is situated 5.3 km south-east of Rivière-au-Renard. The air, perpetually carrying a whisper of salt, often holds a pearlescent quality, especially in the liminal hours of dawn and dusk when the sky bleeds into a soft lavender and rose. Fields, where they break the evergreen tide, are patchwork squares of cultivated earth, tended by hands that know the stubbornness of the northern soil. The very character of Trait-Carré is one of quiet resilience, a place where the vastness of the surrounding natural world lends a certain stoic grace to its inhabitants. This stretch of the Gaspé Peninsula has long been a place of convergence, its history etched in the very contours of the land, a testament to generations who navigated its shores and valleys. For centuries, Indigenous peoples found sustenance and passage here, their legacy a faint but persistent hum beneath the surface of modern life. Later, French settlers, drawn by the rich fishing grounds and the promise of fertile soil, established Trait-Carré, its early economy inextricably tied to the bounty of the sea and the timber felled from its dense forests. Today, while fishing remains a vital thread, the local economy also finds strength in tourism, drawing visitors who seek the raw beauty and the unhurried rhythm of life along this rugged coast, a spirit of hardy self-reliance still very much alive in Trait-Carré.
À Trait-Carré, l'air salin de la côte de Gaspé se mêle à l'odeur des pins balayés par les vents marins, où la terre s'étire doucement vers le large. Les contours du paysage, sculptés par le temps et la mer, révèlent une histoire de résilience, où les habitations s'ancrent avec une simplicité obstinée face à l'immensité du fleuve. Le rythme de vie y est dicté par les marées et les saisons, rappelant les traditions ancestrales qui ont façonné ce coin de pays, imprégné d'une lumière changeante, tantôt douce et dorée au coucher du soleil, tantôt vive et perçante sous le ciel d'été. Les vestiges d'une économie ancrée dans les ressources naturelles témoignent d'une existence rythmée par le travail de la mer et la culture des terres fertiles, laissant à Trait-Carré une empreinte indélébile de sa mémoire collective.
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Explore Trait-Carré, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.957222, -64.338333. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Trait-Carré includes the postal code (G4X), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
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| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |